Select Proverbs of All Nations: Illustrated with Notes and Comments, to which is Added, a Summary of Ancient Pastimes, Holidays and Customs. With an Analysis of the Wisdom of the Ancients, and of the Fathers of the Church, the Whole Arranged on a New PlanJohn Wade P. Covert, 1825 - 216 Seiten |
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... woman , and leads an ass , will never be without sorrow . ' Un homme de paille vaut une femme d'or . " A man of straw is worth a woman of gold . " The Spaniards say , " Beware of a bad woman and do not trust a good one . " " He who ...
... woman , and leads an ass , will never be without sorrow . ' Un homme de paille vaut une femme d'or . " A man of straw is worth a woman of gold . " The Spaniards say , " Beware of a bad woman and do not trust a good one . " " He who ...
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... woman of fifteen , and a friend of thirty . Either a man or a mouse . Lat . - Aut Cæsar , aut nihil . Empty vessels make the greatest sound . Every man is the architect of his own fortune . French - Chacun est artisan de sa fortune ...
... woman of fifteen , and a friend of thirty . Either a man or a mouse . Lat . - Aut Cæsar , aut nihil . Empty vessels make the greatest sound . Every man is the architect of his own fortune . French - Chacun est artisan de sa fortune ...
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... woman , a conceited valet , salt bee without mustard , and a little late dinner . - Italian . From nothing , nothing can come . - French . Friendship cannot stand all on one side . Frost and falsehood has ay a oul hinder end . - Scotch ...
... woman , a conceited valet , salt bee without mustard , and a little late dinner . - Italian . From nothing , nothing can come . - French . Friendship cannot stand all on one side . Frost and falsehood has ay a oul hinder end . - Scotch ...
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... mile , good small beer , and a good old woman . Sorrow and an evil life make soon an old wife . Sorrow and ill weather cometh unsent for .-- Scotch , Soon hot , soon cold . Soon ripe , soon rotten . Lat . - Cito 50 SELECT PROVERBS.
... mile , good small beer , and a good old woman . Sorrow and an evil life make soon an old wife . Sorrow and ill weather cometh unsent for .-- Scotch , Soon hot , soon cold . Soon ripe , soon rotten . Lat . - Cito 50 SELECT PROVERBS.
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... woman when she saw a monkey . What is done cannot be undone . - French . What enjoyment ! to have little to eat and keep a servant . Spanish . What's none of my profit shall be none of my peril.- Scotch . What may be done at any time ...
... woman when she saw a monkey . What is done cannot be undone . - French . What enjoyment ! to have little to eat and keep a servant . Spanish . What's none of my profit shall be none of my peril.- Scotch . What may be done at any time ...
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